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How the 2013 influenza A/H7N9 was thought to have arisen….

Posted onDecember 27, 2017Leave a comment

This is a graphical resurrection of sorts. An old image of mine I made back in 2013/14 and some text from what used to be the H7N9 page on my original blog [1] from back Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsavian influenza, bird flu, evolution, H7N9, influenza virus

Avian influenza A H7N9 virus starts its 6th wave….

Posted onDecember 27, 2017December 27, 2017Leave a comment

It’s that time of year again! No, not time for more leftovers, but time to turn our eyes towards China for signs of H7N9 activity.[1] While this is a ‘bird flu’ (avian influenza) that mostly Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsavian influenza, bird flu, H7N9, influenza

Why the current influenza season is a big one…

Posted onDecember 27, 2017Leave a comment

We wrote a little something on this topic for the Conversation back in November. It may be of interest you in the northern hemisphere. You can read the entire piece, “Here’s why the 2017 flu Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagscommunity engagement, Flu, influenza, SciComm

“Rhinovirus” occurs in people who are not sick ergo it never causes sickness…

Posted onDecember 27, 2017December 27, 2017Leave a comment

In a community study of healthy infants reported in 2015 the authors stated that “Our finding of low RSV prevalence in asymptomatic infants suggests that RSV is likely the causative agent when detected in the Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsdistinct, genotype, HRV, rhinovirus, RV, RV-A, RV-B, RV-C, species

Human respiratory syncytial virus: an example of why calling them many usually outweighs calling them few, or one

Posted onDecember 21, 2017December 27, 20171 Comment

Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a beast of a respiratory virus among infants-a leading cause of their hospitalization. One estimate reported the worldwide infection of 33.8 million infants younger than 5 years of age Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsgenotype, respiratory syncytial virus, respiratory virus, RSV

Conference tweets: what’s your aim here?

Posted onDecember 10, 2017March 18, 2018Leave a comment

There are many lists detailing what you need to consider when you use Twitter and Tweet stuff during a conference. Mine is below. But before we get to that, ask yourself this: what am I Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsConference presentation, social media, SoMe, Tweeps, Twitter

Well done Aussies, the people made marriage equality law….its leaders, not so much

Posted onDecember 8, 2017December 8, 2017Leave a comment

While this entire horrible process of “allowing” our LGBQTI community to legally show their dedication to one another in the eyes of the law – the way the rest of us take for granted – Read More …

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Rhinovirus Cs make use of less regulation…

Posted onNovember 21, 2017November 21, 2017Leave a comment

A new Australian study may help to explain why asthmatics have trouble suppressing the inflammation triggered by respiratory virus infections.[1] In particular, the inflammation due to members of one species of rhinovirus (RV), the RV-Cs, Read More …

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Flu is a slippery virus, a tough vaccine target and a challenge to contain…

Posted onNovember 5, 20173 Comments

Much was made of a regrettable interview earlier in the week about the Australian equivalent Flu vaccine. Some of the headlines included… “Cut-price flu jabs too weak to work” “Cheaper flu shot behind grim toll” Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsAustralia, epidemic, Flu, quadrivalent vaccine, vaccine

Flu has long been associated with death in younger adults: it is known

Posted onNovember 3, 2017Leave a comment

A very short post just to highlight that younger adults have been linked to Flu deaths for many years – far less often than among the elderly (>65 year olds), but it does happen. This Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsdeath, Flu, influenza, mortality, vaccine

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